The company has stated a new vision of transforming itself into a chain of hotels, with ambitious plans to add 600 luxury rooms to Sri Lanka's room inventory over the next three years.
Recent acquisitions
The new management has unveiled accelerated growth plans and made several strategic acquisitions.Construction of Citrus Waskaduwa has commenced and will be completed within 18 months. The lead architect on the project is globally acclaimed Murad Ismail & his firm MICD
On 28th Dec 2010, the company acquired 78 acres of land in Kalpitiya via the purchase of a 25 acre land known as "Santhoduwa" for Rs. 67 Mn and entering a 99-year lease agreement with Asia Sports Management Pvt. Ltd for a 35 acre plot, also in Santhoduwa. The land will be converted into a resort with 150 rooms and 28 waterfront villas.Work has already commenced with renowned architect Murad Ismail to design the two waterfront resorts.
Negotiations are also underway to acquire another plot of land on the East coast for a new beachfront resort.
Furthermore, Citrus Hikkaduwa was opened in December and the superior standards of service and improved facilities offer greater comfort and value to guests, thereby enabling increased room rates.
| Chairman: | Management Team: | Secretraties | ||
| Prema Cooray | Mr Chandana Talwatte | Mani Sugathapala | Secretaries & Registrars Limited | |
| Director/CEO Citrus Leisure | Director Marketing | No.32, Second Floor, | ||
| Directors: | E-mail:chandana@citrusleisure.com | Direct : + 94 11 4376100 | Galle Face Court 2, | |
| Rajinda Seneviratne | Mobile : +94 717 070 072 | Colombo 03. |
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| Dilith Jayaweera | Hemantha Ratnayake | |||
| Varuni Fernando | Director Operations Citrus Leisure | |||
| Chandana Talwatte | Email : hemantha@citrusleisure.com | |||
| P.V.S Premawardhana | ||||
| Manoj Pilimatalawwe | Auditors | |||
| Suresh De Mel | Nilantha Rupasinghe | Nishandra Fernando |
Messrs. Ernst & Young | |
| General Manager - Citrus Hikkaduwa | Assistant Manager - Citrus Hikkaduwa | 201, De Saram Place | ||
| Direct : + 94 912277374 | Direct : + 94 91 4383320 | Colombo 10. |
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| Mobile : +94 77 3523681 | Mobile : + 94 77 3228612 | |||